Focus Whistler 3.6 2023

Where it stands

Priced below the market rate for its equipment, but another bike in its price range is priced further below it in the sizes where both are in stock. That is the only reason it is not the pick.

Our pick · Under €1,000

• Cube Reaction C:62 ONE 2023 at Multicycle€800EUR 351 more expensive, SX Eagle instead of Altus, carbon rather than aluminium frame, 11.7 kg vs 14.9 kg.

What you get

Frame

Aluminium 6061 aluminium, 3D forging, disc, internal cable routing, post mount 160 mm

Drivetrain

Shimano Altus, 9-speed (mixed build)

Wheels

model not recognised: Schürmann YAK 21

Brakes

2-piston, the maker's base series

Weight

14.9 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

hardtail (front suspension only)

Fork

SR Suntour

Wheel size

29"

Tyres

Schwalbe Smart Sam 2.25

The compromises

• 9-speed drivetrain, fewer gears than the 11- and 12-speed groupsets on most mountain bikes.
• Mixed groupset: not every component is Shimano Altus.
• Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.
• 2023 model year.

Your size

What BikeExchange lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size. This shop prices each size separately.

Where to buy

The same bike at 2 shops, matched on the same manufacturer barcode at every shop

• BikeExchange· this listingcheapest in stock€449in stock: M, L and XLopen
• Bike-Mailorder€749not in stockopen

Our pick is the cheapest shop that actually has your size, not the lowest headline price.

Price so far

• BikeExchange states an RRP of €749 (40% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are